Smoked Pork Butt with “Hole-in-the Wall” Slaw for Holiday Recipe Club

Happy Almost Memorial Day!

Memorial Day yells “cookout” to us. To celebrate family and remember all those that are special to us, we decided to spend the day with family and friends. The Holiday Recipe Club’s “secret ingredients” for Memorial day were watermelon, beer or pork. We decided to smoke a pork butt (yes, more . . . → Read More: Smoked Pork Butt with “Hole-in-the Wall” Slaw for Holiday Recipe Club

Pork Tenderloin with Sazón for May’s SRC

Stay tuned for a traditional Dominican recipe from Josie’s Kitchen and our use of it on a smoked pork tenderloin. . . . → Read More: Pork Tenderloin with Sazón for May’s SRC

Hiatus

Eliot’s Eats has been and will be on hiatus for a while.

We are not on a fabulous vacation.

Nothing is wrong.

I am swamped and can’t keep up with blogging, my regular job, and a sundry other things at the moment.

Sorry I haven’t been commenting either.

Hope to be back at it . . . → Read More: Hiatus

Spinach Salad with Apples and Orange Zest

Last week, I came across a fabulous looking salad at Sydney’s Kitchen. It was beautiful—spinach, watermelon, orange-glazed chicken, feta, oranges, fresh berries. This was Sydney’s Warm Chicken Salad. Delicious sounding, isn’t it?

The dressing for this salad sounded wonderful, too. I didn’t have any chicken, fresh berries, feta, or watermelon, but I did have spinach . . . → Read More: Spinach Salad with Apples and Orange Zest

Welcome to Spa City!

What a needed break! Read on for our bi-annual trip to Hot Springs. . . . → Read More: Welcome to Spa City!

Celebrating Cinco de Mayo and our Faux Anniversary

Well folks, the pie did it. We went out and celebrated our faux anniversary (the night we met) and Cinco de Mayo. (Actually, we already had dinner plans with friends but I can rationalize with the best of ’em!)

Seriously though, we tried out a new restaurant that wasn’t new to us at all. We . . . → Read More: Celebrating Cinco de Mayo and our Faux Anniversary

Happy Holiday Recipe Club—It’s Cinco de Mayo!

I’m tacking on another celebration to Cinco de Mayo—our faux anniversary! Help us celebrate with a Dulce de Leche Apple Pie. . . . → Read More: Happy Holiday Recipe Club—It’s Cinco de Mayo!

Coleslaw and you.

What kind of coleslaw are you and your family partial to? . . . → Read More: Coleslaw and you.

Another great new appetizer: Not your ordinary cheese dip

Who knew there was a World Cheese Dip Championship? Here is a great recipe for Avocado Goat Cheese Dip that would get my vote! . . . → Read More: Another great new appetizer: Not your ordinary cheese dip

Spicy Thai Noodle Salad with Raw Veggies

This is a great salad thanks to Jen at Juanita’s Cocina. I used some radishes and green onions from the garden and some basil from the green house. . . . → Read More: Spicy Thai Noodle Salad with Raw Veggies